Stopper-extractor.



UNITED sTATEs I PATENT oEEicE.

` ALBERT DUDLY, sa., oF MENoMINEE, MICHIGAN.

` s'oPPEn-Ex'rnAoTon.

. To all whom t may concern: Y

.the invention, such `as will enable others' skilled in the art to which it appertai'ns to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, andto the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to stopier-extractors, f and has for its object to provi e an extractor having features of construction adapting it for the removal of dierent types of Stoppers or closures from bottles or the like and enabling parts thereof to be folded within the handle portion of the device, the construe-'- tion making it possible lto manufacture the dev1ce at comparatively small expense and to provide an ellicient device for the purposes vice; Fig. 4 an` elevation, and Fig. 5 a crossstatedconvenient in use and' possessing strength and durability.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as may hereinafter appear the invention consists in the features and in the combination of parts hereinafter lparticularly described and then sought to be clearly defined by the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof, and in which- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through the device, showing its extractingprongs in their folded position in full lines and in their operating position in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a top view of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, an end view of the handle portion of the desection, of the claw-prong; Fig. 6 an eleva- ,.tion, and Fig. 7 acrosssection,-of the knobprong; Fig. 8, a side view illustrating the manner of using the prongs for extracting a cork stopper from a bottle; F'g. 9, a side view illustrating the manner of using the ing a seal from the stopper of a bottle.

claw and curved arm for removing a crown stopper or cap; Fig. 10, a side View illustrating the manner ofy uslng the claw for remov- Fig.

Specication of Letters Patient; -Appiimion med-February 1v, 1906. serial No. 301.692.

. Patented March 19, 1907.

11 is a side view illustrating the manner of removing the wire from a cork stopper.

In the drawing the numeral` 1 indicates what for convenience VI will designate as the handle and which in the form illustrated is preferably made of metal and formed with a longitudinally-extending slot 2which is interrupted nearone end by a cross-bar or neck 3, and at the other end by a lower crossbar 4 'and an upper cross-bar 5, which latter preferably lies slightly below the top plane of the handle, so as to form a recess or depresv sion 6 to receive what for convenience will be .designated as a locking-plate 7, the same being held to the cross-bar 5 by a screw 8 or otherwise, and which is formed with a lip 9, designed ,to enter a notch in one of the extracting-prongs hereinafter described, so as to hold it within the handle. The handle at one end is formedwith a curved arm 10,

which serves, among other purposes, to eoact with aclaw, hereinafter described, in extracting or removing a stopper or cap of the crown type.

The handle 1 is also provided with two y prongs 11 and 12, each of which as a matterof preference has one of its faces vconvex in. form and the other face flat, as illustrated in the drawing. The prong 11 is formed at one end Vwith a claw 13 and is ivotally connected by a pin 14 to the hand e 1, so that it may lie within the handle lengthwise thereof, as shown by'full lines in Fig.' 1, 'when not used in conjunction with the other prong for extracting a stopper, 4and when in the position referred to its point or free end will bear against a art of the handle-for instance, against t 1e under side of the lockingplate 7--which will prevent it from passing all the Way through the slot in the handle, and' when the rong is in the position indicated by dotted ines, so as to coact with the other prong in extracting a-stopper, thc claw 13 may bear against the cross-bar 3, which will' serve to brace the prong and steady and stiilen the connection between it and the handle in the operation of forcing the rong down between the cork and the neck o a bottle in .pplying it for the extraction of the stopper.

ie other prong 12 is formed with a shank 14 and a knob 15, and the shank is formed with IOO a notch 16, designed to receive the lip 9 of the plate 7, so as to lock said prong in position when it lies lengthwise within the handle, as

shown by full lines in Fig. 1 of the drawing. Vhen in this position, said prong will also hold the other prong in position within the handle.

When the two prongs are to be used for extracting a stopper, the prong 12 is withdrawn after being released from the locking-plate and is inserted through the slot in the handle, so as to stand in the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. l, and the prong 11 is al lowed to drop to the position shown by dotted lines in the same figure. The prongs are then forced into position between the cork and mouth of the bottle, as indicated in Fig.

8 of the drawing, and then by pulling on the handle the cork will be withdrawn, and by slightly turning the extractor in the operation the .withdrawal of the stopper will be made easier. When the prongs are in the position for extracting a stopper, the shoulder or offset between the claw 13 and the pivotal connection of the prong 11 to the handle will serve as an abutment for the cross-bar 3 of the handle to bear against, so that the handle will stand practically at right angles to the prongs, as shown in Fig. 8, instead of being allowed to drop or swing downward, and the knob 1,5 will serve the palm of thehand to bear against, and the arm 10 can be grasped by a ringer of the hand, so that a firm and comfortable grip of the hand on the extractor can be obtained in extracting the cork.

' When the extractor is used for removing astopper or cap 17 of the crown type, the prongs are held within the handle in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1 ofthe drawing, and the device is applied so that the claw 13 will grip the crimped edge of the cap and the curved arm 10 will bear against the top of the cap, so as to be fulcrumed thereon,

and then by pulling up on the handle as a lever the cap will be readily removed, as indicated in Fig. 9 of the drawing.

In removing a seal 18 from the stopper the claw will be made to pierce the seal, and by bearing down on the handle, which may bear against the neck of the bottle as a fulcrum, the seal will be readily detached.

When the prongs are folded within the handle, the device can be carried in the pocket without inconvenience. The device possesses also the merit of being readily adapted for removing various types of stoppers and cutting a stopper-holding wire with ease and expedition and without injury to the stopper.

I have illustrated and described with particularity the preferred details, of construction and arrangement of the several parts; but it is to be understood that I am not limited to details except as the same may be specified in some of the claims.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim isk 1. The stopper-extractor comprising a handle formed at one end with a curved arm,

.and two prongs mounted thereon and adapted to lie para lel with the handle and capable of adjustment so as to stand at right angles to the handle in position to be inserted one on each side of a bottle-cork, one of said rongs being formed with a claw so situatedp that when the pron0r lies parallel with the handle the claw is 1n posltion to coact with the curved arm to remove a bottle-cap, substantially as described.

2. The stopper extractor comprising a handle having a curved arm at one end and provided adjacent to 'said arm with a pivoted prong adapted when moved into position at right angles to the handle to be inserted between a .cork and neck of a bottle, and provided at one end with a claw so situated that when the prong lies parallel with the handle said claw is in position to coact with the curved arm of the handle to remove4 a bottleeap, substantially as described.

3. In a stopper-extractor, a handle havin(T sides spaced apart and formed at one end with an extending arm', a prong formed with Aa claw at one end and pivoted to the handle so as to be moved into position at right angles thereto or a position between the sides of the handle, m which position the claw is adapted to coact with the extending arm for the removal of bottle-caps, a second prong separable from the handle and ada ted for adjustment therein at ri ht ang es thereto so as to coact with the inst prong when at a similar position for drawing a cork, and also adapted to be inserted within the handle lengthwise thereof in position below the pivoted prong when folded into the handle, and means to lock the separable prong in the handle and thereby retain the claw of the pivotal prong in operative position.

4.- A stopper-extractor, comprising a slotted handle, a pair of prongs, one of which is pivotally connected to the handle, the shank of said prongv being extended beyond the pivot to form a claw, and a cross-bar extending across the slot of the handle in such position that the said claw is adapted to bear thereagainst to limit the movement of the prong at a position at right angles to the handle, the other pron being capable of adjustment on the hand e at right angles thereto to coact with said pivoted prong to extract a bottle-cork.

5. In a stopper-extractor, a handle having an extension at one end thereof, a prong pivoted on said handle to be approximately parallel therewith or at substantially right IOO 'angles thereto, an

to'be held on said handle' at ht angles lo thereto tov coact with said pivote prong to remove a, bottle-cork.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signaturel .in presence of two Witnesses.

ALBERT DUDLY, SR. Witnesses: l

GEORGE G. GREENE, HERMAN HEINRIoHs. 

